The Russellville Democrat., 1887-10-26

TIE police have warned the Irish news
agents against exposing papers or
pIacards containing any references to
meetings Of suppressed branches of the
National League.
A TELEGRAM was received at the Marine
Hospital Bureau in Washington ON the
10th, from Deputy Collector Spencer at
Tampa, Fla, saying that the outlook was
better, and that although there were ru-
mors OF new cases they had not been
confirmed. One death occurred on the
10Th.
No game az rs.z., ed in the worlds base
balss ssrn.=.ssapionship series on the 10th, rain
at Washington causing its postponement.
A CALL for q mass meeting in New York
on the night of the oath to protest against
the execution OF the Chicago Anarchists
has been widely distributed. The call
emnnates from the Central Labor Union
and District Assembly No. 40. K. of L.
Roscoe Conkling and Rev. DIR. Talmage
have been invited to address the meeting
THE prospects OF Italy in her Abyssin.
ian campaign are reported to be much
more encouraging.
TAMPA Ella advces Of the 20th re-
ported fourteen cases of yellow fever, in.
cluding two colored, and three deaths.
ON the goth the excelsior Refining Com
pany, Of Cleveland, O., made an assign
ment to ]. Fl. Smith. Liabilities, Sl25, 200.
Nominal assets about 100000. Actual
assets $4,000 to 20. 900.
RUSSIA is contemplating reduction of
import duties on goods from several coun-
tries, but not on any from Germany.
THE correspondence which passed be-
tween the Government and It's officers in
Alaska concerning seizures Of British ves-
sells Is now made public.
In an inspired article the Pesther lloyd
expresses the readiness of Austria to
enter into an alliance with England.
On the Goth the board Of managers of tho
New York Produce Exchange suspended
about 1875 members for nom payment OF
their annual dues, and still larger mum
ber for failing to pay the gratuity fund
assessments.
The Chinese Government has applied to
the German army authorities for officers
to instruct and organize the Chinese
army, and the Emperor has consented to
allow the officers to go there. Many have
volunteered for the work, though the
salary is small
PAPERS We're read at the agricultural
convention in Washington on the 10th on
"The Work and the Needs of Experiment
Stations and "Experiments and Investi-
cations Demanded by the Farmers of
Iowa.
On the 20th an application was made be-
fore Judge O'Brien of the Court OF Queens
Bench at Dublin, for writ Of certiorari
to quash the verdict of wilful murder
rendered by the coroner's jury against
the policemen who did the shooting at
Mitchellstown. The application, being
unopposed by the Attorney General, was
granted.
TIE ST. Louis Browns are champions of
the world no longer, the Detroits having
taken the winning game at Baltimore on
the 21st, after sustaining q most decided
defeat at Washington on the forenoon of
the same day.
THE Illinois Board of Live Stock Com
missioners killed sixteen head Of diseased
horses near Wapellia, on the 2lst
THE report that Mexico had closed her
ports to United States commerce ON ac-
count Of the cholera scare is denied.
CHICAGO had such an Anarchist scare on
the 2lst that large part of the police
were concentrated at the jail.
In the Anarchist cases at Washington,
on the 2lst, application was made to the
United States Supreme Court for writ of
cilOts Hc SOuiv Oidcicu piihico Coplco
of the records in the cases to be submitted
at once
THE police OF Killarney have forbidden
news venders to place or expose placards
of United Ireland or other newspapers con-
tanning reports of meetings Of proclaimed
branches of the National League.
CoUsTERFEfT postal cards have been dis
covered at Pittsburgh, Pa, so skillfully
executed that their detection is very diff
cult 1t is thought they emanate from
New York.
SERIOUS trouble was anticira ated on the
23d at London, the unemployed working
men and their sympathizers having deter
mined to parade in force and hold mass
meeting. All troops in the city We're or
dered to hold themselves in readiness for
duty.
THE special commission appointed to
appraise the property south of the Capitol
at Washington, owned by General B. +.
Butler, with view to its purchase by tho
Government has made report to tho
Secretary of the Treasury stating the
value Of the property to be $277,0o0, or
81, 900 more than the figure at which it
was offered to the Government by Gener-
al Butler year ago.